Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison in national security case
Wong, 30, has been imprisoned since 2020 and is the only activist in Hong Kong prosecuted twice under national security law Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to “foreign collusion”, his second conviction under a national security law that critics say has been used to silence political opposition in the city. Wong, who rose to prominence as the teenage face of Hong Kong’s 2014 pro-democracy demonstrations, submitted his guilty pl
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- ▪ Hong Kong activist sentenced in 2nd national security case — The Washington Times stories: News
- ▪ Joshua Wong, face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests, jailed for 10 years — BBC News
- ▪ Joshua Wong, Hong Kong Democracy Activist, Is Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison — NYT — World
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